Forum Post: Support those who fight oppression abroad AND at home.

I am a professional. I am doing my duty in a war overseas that doesn't represent me. I support and applaud these protestors for finally standing up against American oppression. These are intelligent people from all walks of life who recognize that there is a serious domestic enemy within our midst and have the courage to stand against it. It is an enemy who in the name of personal gain oppresses and impoverishes the masses. This is just as much an oppressive regime as Saddam's or the taliban and just as dangerous to America. We as a united front must be willing to recognize the enemy is real and that the problems placed on us by this enemy are serious. There aren't going to be any quick fixes or easy solutions but we have to be willing to open up serious dialog to find solutions to the problems in our government and financial sector. We cannot afford as a nation to bury our heads in the sand and pretend that these problems don’t exist. We need transparency in government and within all departments of government. If ours is truly a government of, by and for the people then it is up to us to make sure that legislators are performing their duties in the best interests of the nation as a whole. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” I would add that oppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere.